Rookies

Directed by Alban Teurlai and Thierry Demaizière

With Charlotte Saudrais, Erwan Schamaneche, Michelle Kibebe, Nathanaël Marante and Ketsia Chayni Obame

HipHop as a language and an outlet for young people: The film follows the youngest class members of a dance academy on their way to becoming professional dancers. Many of the students come from the socially deprived areas of Paris. Accompanied by a pulsating, dancing camera that pulls the audience right into the action, the film negotiates themes such as origins, pains, dreams and hopes.